Chapter Summaries

The Seventh Elder and Fourth Elder arranged a sparring match between Ye Han and Qin Minghui to test their abilities. Ye Han gained a slight advantage with his Vine Soul Technique, but the elders then allowed them to use magic artifacts, leaving the match poised to escalate.

• The Seventh Elder and Fourth Elder brought Ye Han and Qin Minghui to a mountain valley and told them to fight with all their strength.
• Qin Minghui opened with her Water God Art and an Icicles Storm, while Ye Han countered with the Vine Soul Technique.
• Qin Minghui froze the ground, slowing Ye Han's wood-type spell, but Ye Han reshaped his vines into fists that shattered her Icicles Shields.
• The Fourth Elder praised Ye Han's spell skill and provoked Qin Minghui by saying he was better than her.
• Qin Minghui asked whether they could use magic artifacts, and the Seventh Elder said they could go all out.

Ye Han and Qin Minghui fought a magic spar, trading defensive treasures and attacks as Ye Han resisted her sword art and sonic bells. After Qin Minghui escaped his Thorn Cage, Ye Han activated the Vine Soul Technique to seize her as she landed.

• Qin Minghui attacked Ye Han with eight icy Flying Swords, but Ye Han used his Thorn Bracelet’s vines to block them.
• Qin Minghui rang her golden bells, freezing Ye Han’s vines and delaying his reactions as her swords closed in.
• Ye Han used a Vajra Talisman and Vajra Bell to survive Qin Minghui’s sword assault.
• Ye Han sent his Thorn Bracelet down as a Thorn Cage, but Qin Minghui used her bells to halt it and retreat.
• Ye Han activated the Vine Soul Technique as Qin Minghui landed, forming a huge hand to grab her foot.

Ye Han and Qin Minghui fought a fierce duel, injuring each other before the Fourth Elder stopped them. The Seventh Elder offered Ye Han a reward, but Ye Han decided he should not ask for a treasure.

• Qin Minghui froze Ye Han’s Frostlight Sword Rays with her Iceberg Seal, wounding him when the rays were knocked back.
• Ye Han unleashed the Wooden Dragon Art’s Secret Method, and his dragon claw clashed with Qin Minghui’s Iceberg Seal, leaving both fighters gravely injured.
• Qin Minghui brought out an icy chain, but the Fourth Elder intervened and ordered the duel to end.
• The Fourth Elder rebuked Qin Minghui for flaunting her treasures, while the Seventh Elder praised Ye Han and offered to let him choose a reward.
• Ye Han considered asking for a treasure, then decided against it because he feared the Seventh Elder would look down on him.

Ye Han declined a flying sword and asked the Seventh Elder for a secret art to strengthen his divine sense, earning the Secret Method of the Mind-Clearing Art. As the elders discussed finding him a set of wood element flying swords, Ye Han remembered the Wood Spirit Flying Swords he had obtained from Young Master Black Mountain and considered asking the Seventh Elder for help.

• Ye Han asked the Seventh Elder for a technique to strengthen his divine sense instead of a treasure.
• The Seventh Elder tested Ye Han by offering him a flying sword, but Ye Han insisted that he wanted to improve his own strength.
• The Fourth Elder urged Qin Minghui to rely less on treasures, and Qin Minghui accepted her Master's admonition.
• The Seventh Elder gave Ye Han the Secret Method of the Mind-Clearing Art, which could strengthen his divine sense and protect him from external demons.
• The Fourth Elder asked the Seventh Elder about obtaining wood element flying swords for Ye Han, but he said he had no complete set available.
• Ye Han remembered his Wood Spirit Flying Swords from Young Master Black Mountain and wondered whether to ask the Seventh Elder for help removing the powerful divine sense within them.

Ye Han accepted a task from the Fourth Elder and received Divine Wood Beads to aid his cultivation. He revealed his six Wood Spirit Flying Swords to the Seventh Elder, who erased their divine sense marks, then warned him to be careful when facing the evil sects.

• The Fourth Elder asked Ye Han to join a task with other disciples, urged him to reach the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm, and gave him Divine Wood Beads.
• Ye Han decided to accept the task and asked the Seventh Elder to erase the marks on his six Wood Spirit Flying Swords.
• The Seventh Elder examined the swords, recognized their marks as belonging to a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, and removed them with spiritual fire.
• The Seventh Elder returned the swords and said they would let Ye Han use the Qing Xuan Sword Formation after he cultivated the Pure Heart Art.
• The Seventh Elder warned Ye Han to use the valuable swords carefully, especially against the evil sects outside.

Ye Han returned to Seven Mysteries Peak with valuable gifts and prepared to strengthen his cultivation for the task planned by the Seventh Elder and Fourth Elder. On his way to his cave abode, Wang Lan invited him to a Cultivator Exchange Gathering, leaving Ye Han wary of the unexpected offer.

• The Seventh Elder warned Ye Han to use the six Wood Spirit Flying Swords cautiously, then ordered him to stay on the mountain and inform him before going anywhere.
• The Fourth Elder urged Ye Han to master the Qing Xuan Sword Technique's sword formation and raise his cultivation, while she and the Seventh Elder discussed their confidence in him and took Qin Minghui to the Seventh Elder's cave abode.
• Ye Han returned to his cave abode with the Pure Heart Art and Divine Wood Beads, reasoning that he needed to improve before the elders' planned task and that the Purple Cauldron's current state reduced the risk of exposing it.
• Wang Lan greeted Ye Han on the way and invited him to a Cultivator Exchange Gathering with his friends, prompting Ye Han's expression to change.

Ye Han joined Wang Lan's gathering of senior disciples and earned their respect as the Seventh Elder's registered disciple, though Liu Jingzhi confronted him over Han Yuwan and the Foundation Establishment Pill. As the group exchanged cultivation insights, Ye Han discovered the gathering could help him improve his cultivation and planned to ask about strengthening his divine sense.

• Ye Han accepted Wang Lan's invitation to meet fellow disciples at a mountaintop platform.
• Wang Lan introduced Ye Han as the Seventh Elder's registered disciple, and Wang Chunyang, Wang Hongying, and Lin Hongde welcomed him.
• Liu Jingzhi questioned Ye Han about Han Yuwan and the cave abode, then pressed him about trading his Foundation Establishment Pill to the Seventh Elder.
• Wang Lan intervened, and Liu Jingzhi apologized after Ye Han reminded him to discuss his cultivation troubles rather than let them lead to deviation.
• The disciples exchanged cultivation insights, and Ye Han recognized problems in his own cultivation and considered asking about strengthening his divine sense.

At a Cultivator Exchange Gathering, Ye Han shared the benefits of body cultivation and asked the others how to improve Divine Sense. He left with new insights and began studying the Mind-Clearing Art back at his Cave Abode.

• Wang Chunyang recommended taking two Body Tempering Pills at once, and Ye Han backed him up by citing advice he attributed to the Seventh Elder.
• Wang Lan considered strengthening his body to help break through his cultivation bottleneck, while Liu Jingzhi cast doubt on Ye Han's claims.
• Ye Han asked the group how to cultivate Divine Sense, and Wang Lan and Wang Hongying suggested reading and broadening one's knowledge.
• The gathering continued for several hours, and Ye Han gained ideas about cultivating both his body and Divine Sense.
• Wang Lan scheduled another gathering for a month later and invited Ye Han, who accepted before returning to his Cave Abode to study the Mind-Clearing Art.

Ye Han broke through to the ninth layer of the Qi Refining Realm while using the Azure Mystic Art to support his body-tempering practice. He then tested the Purple-Gold Runes with his Essence Blood and sensed a reaction from the Purple Cauldron.

• Ye Han endured painful Blood Refining Art training with heavy Copper Hammers while taking two Body Tempering Pills at once.
• Ye Han circulated the Azure Mystic Art to ease his fatigue and unexpectedly broke through to the ninth layer of the Qi Refining Realm.
• Ye Han meditated and refined a Medium-Grade Qi Refining Pill, stabilizing his cultivation and increasing his Spell Power.
• Ye Han considered how the Purple-Gold Runes might help him address the time and resource limits affecting his cultivation and treasure refining.
• Ye Han dripped Essence Blood onto the Purple-Gold Runes, which absorbed it and caused the Purple Cauldron in his Storage Bag to react.

Ye Han absorbed the Purple-Gold Runes into his divine sense sea and decided to test the Purple Cauldron, believing the runes might protect his mind from its influence. The cauldron entered his divine sense sea and triggered a murderous frenzy, leaving Ye Han heading toward the Cave Abode entrance to kill the Azure Profound Sect disciples outside.

• Ye Han's essence blood awakened the Purple-Gold Runes, which entered his body and formed a large rune in his divine sense sea.
• Ye Han weighed the Purple Cauldron's risks against its cultivation benefits and decided to take it out for a test.
• The Purple Cauldron transformed into purple-black light and entered Ye Han's divine sense sea, where the purple-gold rune plunged into it.
• The Purple Cauldron released black aura that filled Ye Han's divine sense sea and flooded his mind with killing intent.
• Ye Han lost his reason, took on a demonic appearance, and walked toward the Cave Abode entrance, intent on killing the Azure Profound Sect disciples outside.

Ye Han used the Mind-Clearing Art and the Purple-Gold Runes to destroy the sinister primordial spirit controlling the Purple Cauldron and suppressing his mind with killing intent. As spiritual energy surged from the Cultivation Room, he suspected Han Yuwan was about to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm.

• Ye Han struggled to restrain the Purple Cauldron's killing intent, but the Mind-Clearing Art calmed his mind and caused the Purple-Gold Runes to bind the cauldron.
• The strange old man inside the Purple Cauldron protested that Ye Han had discovered him, then begged to be spared and offered to guide Ye Han's cultivation.
• Ye Han refused the old man's offer and used the Purple-Gold Runes to destroy him, revealing the cauldron's translucent purple jade beneath the black energy.
• Ye Han realized the old man's primordial spirit had manipulated him with power and killing intent, and that the Purple-Gold Runes had freed the Purple Cauldron from its influence.
• Ye Han sensed an intense surge of spiritual energy from the Cultivation Room and wondered whether Han Yuwan was about to advance to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Ye Han replenished the cave abode’s spiritual energy formation to support Han Yuwan’s attempt to break through to Foundation Establishment. He inspected the Purple Cauldron in his divine sense sea and wondered whether he could still summon it.

• Ye Han realized Han Yuwan’s breakthrough was draining the formation’s Spirit Stones and replaced them with fresh Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
• The restored spiritual energy surged into the Cultivation Room as Han Yuwan’s aura strengthened and her breakthrough stabilized.
• Ye Han examined his divine sense sea and saw the Purple Cauldron surrounded by purple-gold runes.
• Ye Han reasoned that the runes might conceal the Purple Cauldron from Golden Core cultivators, then wondered whether he could still control and summon it.

Ye Han discovered that the Purple Cauldron had changed after entering his divine sense sea: it absorbed pill energy when he circulated the Azure Mystic Art and helped him cultivate faster. After reaching the peak of the ninth layer of qi refining and hitting a bottleneck, he left his room just as a surge of spiritual energy suggested Han Yuwan had begun a breakthrough.

• Ye Han found that the Purple Cauldron would not emerge from his divine sense sea but refined pills when he swallowed them and circulated the Azure Mystic Art.
• Ye Han learned that the Purple Cauldron absorbed energy only when he actively cultivated, then stored it after taking pills and released it to boost his cultivation.
• Ye Han cultivated for about half a month until he reached the peak of the ninth layer of qi refining and encountered another bottleneck.
• Ye Han realized he could control the Purple Cauldron's spell-power restoration and resolved to keep its ability secret.
• Ye Han walked out of his room and sensed an astonishing surge of spiritual energy from the Cultivation Room, suggesting Han Yuwan was attempting to break through to foundation establishment.

Han Yuwan successfully broke through to Foundation Establishment with help from Ye Han’s Spiritual Energy Formation and began a few months of seclusion to stabilize her realm. As Ye Han prepared to attend an exchange gathering, he learned concealment and movement techniques and remained cautious about revealing his rapid cultivation progress.

• Han Yuwan absorbed the surging Spiritual Energy and announced that she had successfully advanced to Foundation Establishment.
• Ye Han congratulated Han Yuwan, who said she needed two or three months to stabilize her realm and asked him to replenish the formation’s Spirit Stones.
• Ye Han decided to wait until Han Yuwan emerged from seclusion before asking about the mission that had earned her a Foundation Establishment Pill.
• Ye Han studied the Concealment Spell and Ghost Step Pace, finding that his improved comprehension helped him learn both techniques.
• Ye Han prepared to attend the Cultivator Exchange Gathering with Wang Lan and the others.

Ye Han reunited with Wang Lan and the others, told them Han Yuwan had reached Foundation Establishment, and heard that the Immortal Ascension Assembly in the Darkness Forbidden Ground had ended. Wang Chunyang revealed that an Azure Profound Sect disciple from Seven Mysteries Peak had distinguished himself there, and Ye Han asked whether it was Zhang Qingshan.

• Ye Han used Ghost Step Pace briefly on his way to meet Wang Lan and the others, then encountered Lin Hongde and Wang Hongying and went with them to the meeting place.
• Ye Han greeted Wang Chunyang, Wang Lan, and Liu Jingzhi, who noticed his improved cultivation and wondered how he concealed it.
• Ye Han told Liu Jingzhi that Han Yuwan had entered Foundation Establishment; the news left Liu Jingzhi despondent about his own chances of advancing and winning her affection.
• Wang Chunyang announced that the Immortal Ascension Assembly in the Darkness Forbidden Ground had ended and that an Azure Profound Sect disciple had made a name throughout Heavenly Billows.
• Wang Chunyang said the celebrated disciple came from Seven Mysteries Peak, and Ye Han asked if it was Zhang Qingshan.

At the Cultivator Exchange Gathering, Wang Chunyang revealed that Zhang Qingshan had ranked first in Heavenly Treasures at the Immortal Ascension Assembly, securing first place for the Azure Profound Sect. Wang Lan warned the group about the dangers of the Darkness Forbidden Ground, and the gathering continued with cultivation advice.

• Wang Chunyang told Ye Han and the others that Zhang Qingshan had ranked first in Heavenly Treasures at the Immortal Ascension Assembly, putting the Azure Profound Sect in first place.
• Ye Han and the others celebrated Zhang Qingshan's achievement and expected him to receive a Foundation Establishment Pill.
• Wang Lan recounted surviving the Darkness Forbidden Ground as the only one of his companions to return alive and warned the others not to enter lightly.
• Wang Lan clarified that Zhang Qingshan would receive only one Foundation Establishment Pill, then started the Cultivator Exchange Gathering.
• Ye Han shared that taking two Body Tempering Pills had helped him break through a bottleneck, and the disciples exchanged cultivation advice.

Ye Han traded a fire element Demon Beast Crystal at the Exchange Meeting for a Divine Spirit Pill, Wood Spirit Essence, Body Tempering Pills, and Spirit Stones. Back in his Cave Abode, he chose to use the Wood Spirit Essence to strengthen his Thorn Bracelet.

• Wang Lan sought a fire element Demon Beast Crystal to strengthen his Magic Artifact, and Ye Han offered one he had found in Young Master Black Mountain's Storage Bag.
• Ye Han traded the Beast Crystal to Wang Lan for a middle-grade Divine Spirit Pill and five hundred Spirit Stones.
• Ye Han traded with Wang Hongying and Lin Hongde for Wood Spirit Essence, with Wang Chunyang for two middle-grade Body Tempering Pills, and sold Liu Jingzhi an earth element treasure for eight hundred Spirit Stones.
• The Exchange Meeting ended with Ye Han and the others satisfied with their trades, and they treated Ye Han more warmly.
• Ye Han returned to his Cave Abode and decided to use the Wood Spirit Essence to strengthen his Thorn Bracelet.

Ye Han used Wood Spirit Essence to strengthen his Thorn Bracelet and refined a Divine Spirit Pill, greatly improving his divine sense. A month later, he asked the Seventh Elder for permission to visit Azure Cloud City and search for cultivation supplies, including an old Wood Dragon Root.

• Ye Han poured the Wood Spirit Essence onto the Thorn Bracelet, whose Heavenly Spirit Vine grew leaves and branches as it absorbed the entire bottle.
• Ye Han wore the still-absorbing bracelet and swallowed the Divine Spirit Pill, whose potency the Purple Cauldron enhanced.
• After refining the pill, Ye Han increased his divine sense by over twenty percent and gained the ability to control all six Wood Spirit Flying Swords.
• A month later, Ye Han visited the Seventh Elder's Cave Abode and asked permission to go to Azure Cloud City.
• Ye Han planned to return to the Heavenly Peace Market with Han Qiushui to look for a Wood Dragon Root over three hundred years old.

Ye Han traveled to Azure Cloud City with Zhang Lingjun and learned that the wood dragon root he wanted was unavailable, but Han Qiushui offered him a finished Wood Dragon Staff made from five-hundred-year wood dragon root. Ye Han sensed a connection between the staff and his Thorn Bracelet and suspected the staff was special as Han Qiushui hinted that it would not cost much.

• The Seventh Elder sent Zhang Lingjun to escort Ye Han to Azure Cloud City, confirming Ye Han's importance to the elders' plans.
• Ye Han and Zhang Lingjun reached Heavenly Peace Market, where the attendant welcomed Ye Han and revealed he had been promoted to steward.
• Ye Han asked Han Qiushui for three-hundred-year wood dragon root, but Han Qiushui said none had been found.
• Han Qiushui showed Ye Han a finished Wood Dragon Staff made from five-hundred-year wood dragon root, which Ye Han considered buying despite its likely high price.
• Ye Han sensed that the staff's aura resembled the Thorn Bracelet's, and Han Qiushui told him the staff was not very expensive.

Ye Han bought a Wood Dragon Staff and pills at Heavenly Peace Market, then helped Zhang Lingjun afford a treasure. As they returned to Azure Profound Sect, Zhang Lingjun revealed that a High-Grade Spirit-Calming Talisman would help Ye Han in the Darkness Forbidden Ground, leading Ye Han to suspect the elders’ plans involved the same place.

• Ye Han bought Han Qiushui's Wood Dragon Staff for fifteen thousand Spirit Stones and sold treasures and materials to cover the cost.
• Ye Han realized Zhang Lingjun was short of Spirit Stones and sold him two medium-grade Divine Spirit Pills for two thousand Spirit Stones.
• Zhang Lingjun used the Spirit Stones to buy the treasure he wanted, then returned to Ye Han with two pills and a High-Grade Spirit-Calming Talisman.
• Zhang Lingjun said the talisman could protect Ye Han in the Darkness Forbidden Ground and asked him not to tell their master.
• Ye Han suspected the Seventh Elder and Fourth Elder were planning to go to the Darkness Forbidden Ground.